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    Hua Cheng finally finds his god after six centuries of searching, but something is wrong. He’s not sure what, but he’ll be there every step of the way while he recovers.

    Xie Lian escaped the coffin, but his mind feels slow to react or recall. Words and social manners feel harder to reach than usual. He’ll get there eventually though, he always does. Especially since for some reason a patient ghost seems especially attached to helping him.

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    07 Jun 2026

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    “The pain in gege’s chest…” Hua Cheng finally met Xie Lian's gaze. “Is it related to that night at the Temple of the Crown Prince?”

    “En." Xie Lian clutched his chest. "I have always lived my life to help those who cannot help themselves. But that night...Bai Wuxiong took it to an extreme. When I was held down and tied up, I had truly lost my title, and identity. I was no longer a prince, or a god. From then on, I had always seen myself differently.” 

    Hua Cheng knelt, his voice soft but filled with resolve. “That night...this one failed you. I couldn't protect you. So I beg Dianxia—as your husband, and most devoted believer, let us do whatever it takes to help you heal from this spiritual wound. If that night stole you of your godhood, I want to help you reclaim it."

    Though Hua Cheng didn’t need to breathe, a shaky exhale escaped him.

    “This one…wants to help you see the god and prince you truly are.”

    Hua Cheng wants to help Xie Lian regain his autonomy as god and prince of Xianle. But after seeing Xie Lian in his old prince robes, he falls into a space that makes both of them see each other differently, for better or for worse...

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    29 May 2026

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    “Good morning, Dianxia,” Hua Cheng murmured, a hint of a smile returned to him by his own image in the mirror. He put down the brush next to the ornate pyxis of cinnabar clay and thoroughly checked his reflexion.

    The flex of his fingers on the mahogany handle of the brush, the drag of the bristles on his skin, the scrape of the lid encrusted with mother of pearl against the edges of the box as he closed it and the smear of rouge the movement always left on his fingertips were moments repeated slowly morning by morning, each a step in the ancient ritual of making himself worthy of his God’s gaze. The water that flowed through the fibers on the head of the brush ran tainted red as a blood sacrifice and the incense on Xie Lian’s altar burned.

    or: Hua Cheng prays to Xie Lian every day, sharing ordinary moments and heartfelt confessions with the beloved that cannot hear him.
    Coming out of the coffin in Yong'An Xie Lian starts to hear the loving and harrowing prayers of a devoted ghost.

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    27 May 2026

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    Hua Cheng was an exceptional alpha: his want was strong, but his need for Xie Lian was even stronger. He crushed Xie Lian into his embrace, drawing out tiny breaths akin to sobs.

    “Don’t worry, Your Highness,” Hua Cheng let out a grunt. “I’ll help you find bliss in it.”

    His gaze was cast downward, but his words were sincere.

    Throwing caution to the wind, Xie Lian uttered in a thin voice, “Please…”

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    After the events at Qiandeng Temple, Omega!Xie Lian goes into his first ever accidental heat in 800 years. Alpha!Hua Cheng is looking for his missing scimitar...

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    26 May 2026

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    - “Did you follow the recipe?”

    Miyano frowns at the notes in front of him, trying to remember if any of the details slipped his mind while mixing the dough. It’s a simple enough recipe, meant to be doable by a total beginner. Which Miyano isn’t quite sure describes him since he has at least managed to back cookies once before. But since all of the attempts over the last ten years have ended in him conceding and buying a cake, maybe that’s exactly the kind of skill level he has. At least Ogasawara seemed to think so when Miyano called him, asking for advice.

    “Mostly, yes.”

    - “What do you mean, mostly?”

    “I might have broken the scale halfway through and had to eyeball some of the-“

    The groan on the other end of the line makes Miyano stop mid-sentence.
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    or: Every year, Miyano tries to bake a birthday cake for Sasaki. And every year, without fail, Sasaki will pretend not to have noticed.

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